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B-192531 1 (1979-02-05)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadgxb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISION j FILE: B-192531 DATE: February 5, 1979 MATTER OF: Mr. Phillip C. McGuire -Relocation heI Househunting expenses of spouse DIGEST: fEmployee authorized a househunting trip upon change of duty station who made a trip for the purpose of seeking such permanent residence and temporary quarters for himself is not au- thorized an additional round trip by his spouse to culminate the purchase of the residence. B-162503, June 12, 1969. This action is in response to a letter dated July 22, 1978, from Ms. Marie A. Bell, Authorized Certifying Officer, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Department of the Treasury, requesting a decision concerning the propriety of making payment on a voucher in the amount of $176, in favor of Mr. Phillip C. McGuire, an employee of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. The voucher represented expenses incurred by the employee's wife in connection with househunting incident to an official change of duty station. The submission indicates that Mr. McGuire was transferred on October 4, 1977, from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Washington, D.C. On October 30, 1977, he traveled to Washington alone to seek a permanent residence for his family and temporary quarters for himself until he sold his Cincinnati residence. After contracting for sale of the old residence, his wife traveled to Washington in January 1978 to culminate the purchase of their new residence. The employee contends in effect that under his agency's regula- tions both he and his wife are entitled to one round trip to seek a new residence, that there is no requirement that they travel together or at the same time, and that the cost to the Government for transportation would be the same regardless when the trip is performed. Untder the provisions of subsection 5724a(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, which is implemented by Federal Travel Regu- lations (FPMR 101-7) (FTR), Chapter 2, Part 4 (May 1973), an employee and his spouse may be authorized one round trip to seek permanent residence quarters at a duty station. FTR para. 2-4.1 (May 1973), establishes the general policy for authorizing travel to seek residence quarters and provides in pertinent part: THE COMPTROLLER GENRIALT OF THE UNITED STATES y WASHINGTON, D. C. 20548

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